Yet Another Warlock Nerf

I’ve decided to change up the format a little. Instead of making this a three part series, this will be the final installment. Additionally, rather than listening off a bunch of strategies for specific comps (which you can get elsewhere) I’m going to talk about how to develop strategies. I think this type of analysis [...]

In the next few articles I’m going to cover the basics of how to play a warlock in the new arena environment of Wrath of the Lich King, as well as go over a few specific comps and matchups and various tricks to use. If you want to see what teams I run and my [...]

With the plethora of interface mods available for World of Warcraft, it can be a daunting task for someone new to the game to setup their UI. This article is primarily targeted at helping warlocks who are interested in getting into arena, yet feel overwhelmed when they hear about all of different things they have [...]

Guess what, Hornstradamus was right: one nerf down, six to go! One of the best spells in our spellbook no longer benefits from the Contagion talent. However, Fear is not the only spell which got nerfed: Polymorph, Hex, Viper Sting, Frost Nova, Chains of Ice, and even rogue poisons. Basically, any class talents which [...]

The Public Test Realm patch notes have been updated with the latest additions and bugfixes. Warlocks didn’t receive many changes except for a few minor bugfixes, and the long-awaited addition of snare-removal on Demonic Circle. Demon Armor and Demon Skin: Armor increased by approximately 120%. Demonic Circle: The teleport now clears all snare effects. As [...]

This is a guest post submitted by Moldru, a fellow warlock who like many of us is frustrated with the grim state we are in. If you want your voice heard, don’t forget to check out the Submit a post feature! Be sure to post a comment below, perhaps we can cheer him up by [...]

RogueRogue just posted a review of the two new arenas in Wrath, Dalaran and Orgrimmar. Basic strategy and line of sight areas are mentioned, and although it’s from a rogue perspective it’s still a worthwile read if you didn’t get to know them until now. We have less than two weeks till Season 5 starts [...]

With the expansion just days away, I’ve been wondering what aspect of the Warlock class will be nerfed when things top off at level 80. So, I’ve concluded: they’re going to nerf Demonic Circle. Yes, you heard correctly. They are going to nerf Demonic Circle. As of now, beta testers have questioned Demonic Circle’s usefulness in [...]

This is the final guide in the l2pvp series, which try to provide some answers to the reasons behind your 1500 arena rating. We can talk forever about the perfect arena setups, the right amount of resilience or the right gear and dozens of other things. But it boils down to this: most of the time, [...]

(Props to my buddy Roger Waters for the title inspiration) The debate has rage on for years: Soul Shards. What is their purpose? Why are they important? Why is it a pain in the ass to farm them? And so on. Blizzard has stated that collecting souls fits with the Warlock lore. After all, what’s more evil [...]